PROGRAMMES OF COMMUNITY ACTION IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2003-2008): A STRATEGIC APPROACH FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
Abstract:
Health is central to people's lives. There are problems of increasingly large population health
requires a new strategic approach. European strategy for achieving health for all has been approved by
representatives of Member States of the region on the occasion of the 13th session of the Regional
Committee held in Fez in 1980. Regional strategy defined four main areas: lifestyle and health, risk
factors affecting health and the environment, reorienting the health care system, supporting factors:
political, managerial, technological, human and research needed for the changes in first three areas.
Each Member State has its own way of governing the health system. Health Ministers set the vision for
health system development and have the mandate and responsibility for legislation, regulation and
health policy. Each country will tend to make efforts to increase welfare and social cohesion, ensuring
compliance of health system
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